Seat Belt Straps, Hooded Tops And Other Things Kanye West Would Like To See You Wearing

And as you might've read on our Twitter, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Alexander Wang, Olivier Theyskens, Jared Leto, Ciara and "the rest of the world" turned out last night to see what kind of runway tricks Kanye had up his sleeve. Mr. West, who has as much of an endearing, kooky-cool shock factor as a Lisa Frank pegasus (for those not familiar with the Lisa Frank oeuvre, let me tell you that that's a compliment of the highest sort) didn't fail to disappoint in the intrigue arena. Here, a few of his womenswear looks from his debut collection:

First there was this fur-trimmed backpack that was securely held in place with wide black straps across the front. You can never be too safe, you know.

Then there was a fairly simple black leather look topped off by a less-than-simple fox fur stole. A tad hot for spring but a definite warmer-upper come winter.

...and on the other side of the epidermis-baring spectrum, a hood-accented maxi ensemble.

Now, while those looks might be hard for me to envision pulling off, I have to say that Kanye's version of a white-on-white look had me at hello. The white cream tee worn over a white long-sleeve shirt topping off a sculptural pencil skirt topped off with a cursive gold necklace and made-for-street-style-portraiture strappy heels? What's not to like?

You can see the full Kanye West collection on Style.com (and you're going to want to suss it out today because everyone's going to be doing some watercooler reviews tomorrow). I personally can't wait to see more of Mr. West's aesthetic (trying to tell you why would be like trying to explain what's so appealing about a sunny day or white wine--it just is.), but how about you? Were you surprised at all to see what Kanye's womenswear pieces looked like?